Jake Donovan

6 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jake Donovan

Sebastian Fundora was only a few minutes into his post-fight celebration last month when he was met with a request from his next potential foe. A fourth-round knockout of Chordale Booker on March 22 marked the first successful defense of the unified WBC and WBO junior middleweight titles for the towering southpaw. The victory was also Fundora’s first in-ring appearance in 51 weeks.

6 days ago | boxingscene.com | Jake Donovan

Shakur Stevenson and William Zepeda have finally found common ground. Their oft-ordered matchup is finally a reality, as BoxingScene has confirmed a deal was reached for their WBC lightweight title consolidation bout. A venue was not specified, but the two will meet atop a Ring Magazine show July 12 in New York City, as earlier reported by the publication and also confirmed by Zepeda’s side.

1 week ago | boxingscene.com | Jake Donovan

With the right steps taken, none of the sanctioning bodies intend to disrupt tentative plans to once again fully unify the heavyweight division. As previously reported by BoxingScene, talks are ongoing for an Oleksandr Usyk-Daniel Dubois rematch, which is being eyed for this summer. The bout would not just represent a rematch of their August 2023 meeting; it would also come with all the heavyweight divisional hardware at stake.

1 week ago | boxingscene.com | Jake Donovan

Richardson Hitchins’ next adventure would be a unification bout and for the true junior welterweight championship if he had his way. That dream was put on hold for the unbeaten IBF titlist when lineal and WBO champion Teofimo Lopez was no longer available for the all-Brooklyn clash. The failsafe option was then secured by Hitchins, 19-0 (7 KOs), who will next face former lineal and unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. “I’m excited for the fight.

1 week ago | boxingscene.com | Jake Donovan

The purse-bid heads will have to wait at least one more week. BoxingScene has confirmed that a hearing to determine promotional rights for the WBC-ordered Eduardo “Rocky” Hernandez-Mark Magsayo title eliminator was once again postponed. The session was already postponed from the originally scheduled April 8 date and was due to take place on Tuesday at the WBC headquarters in Mexico City. While there remains the hope that a deal could be reached, the recent postponement makes sense.